Lobbying disclosures · Lobbying report
SO: second_quarter 2026 lobbying report
Issues related to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations and general environmental policy. Issues related to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), nuclear energy, and general energy policy. Monitoring permitting reform discussions. General discussions related to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, H.R.1/P.L.119-21. Issues related to cybersecurity.
Follow SO- Became public
- Jul 20, 2026, 11:59 AM EDT
- Event / period date
- Not stated
- Collected
- Nov 10, 2026, 9:38 AM EST
Why this is connected
Legal-name match: SOUTHERN COMPANY is SOUTHERN CO (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92122/), differing only in punctuation, "the" or suffix spelling (Corp/Corporation).
Reported lobbying amounts
Income: $60,000.00
These are different reporting measures. They are not added together or treated as spending on one particular bill.
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These disclosures provide context. Their presence does not establish a link between a trader and the event.
- Oct 7, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)
Bought The Southern Company SO
$1K–$15K · Traded Sep 25, 2026 · disclosed Oct 7, 2026 · Spouse
- Feb 6, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)
$1K–$15K · Traded Jan 29, 2026 · disclosed Feb 6, 2026 · Spouse
- Jan 16, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23)
Bought The Southern Company SO
$1K–$15K · Traded Dec 2, 2025 · disclosed Jan 16, 2026
Got $13K from the company’s PAC - Oct 10, 2025$1K–$15K
Rep. Val T. Hoyle (D-OR-4)
$1K–$15K · Traded Sep 23, 2025 · disclosed Oct 10, 2025 · Spouse
- Sep 12, 2025$1K–$15K
Rep. Val T. Hoyle (D-OR-4)
Bought The Southern Company SO
$1K–$15K · Traded Oct 29, 2024 · disclosed Sep 12, 2025 · Spouse · filed 318 days later
- Aug 29, 2025$1K–$15K
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA-14)
Bought The Southern Company SO
$1K–$15K · Traded Aug 28, 2025 · disclosed Aug 29, 2025
- May 9, 2025$1K–$15K
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23)
Bought The Southern Company SO
$1K–$15K · Traded Apr 7, 2025 · disclosed May 9, 2025
Got $13K from the company’s PAC - Apr 7, 2025$1K–$15K
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA-14)
Bought The Southern Company SO
$1K–$15K · Traded Apr 3, 2025 · disclosed Apr 7, 2025
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